<p>Cooperation Minister H S Mahadev Prasad dismissed allegations that some communities were discriminated while reserving seats for elections to cooperative societies, here, on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking to media person, he said, women and backward classes were reserved two seats each, while SC/ST communities were reserved one seat. “There had been a lengthy discussion regarding the issue in the Assembly. However, I am not aware why MLC B J Puttaswamy raised the issue again,” he said. It can be recalled that Puttaswamy, on Saturday, had alleged discrimination in reservation of posts in the election.<br /><br />Prasad said, the earlier government had reserved a total of five seats for cooperative societies. However, the number of directors for any cooperative society was only nine. Since, there is a legislation that prevents reservation to more than 50 per cent of the posts, State government proposed to increase the number of directors to 11, he said. <br /><br />Noting that there were more than 35,000 cooperatives in the State, he said, elections were scheduled for 8,790 cooperative societies, of which 4,837 have been completed already.<br /><br />Responding to a question, he said, he was not acquainted with Begur Nandish, who had lodged a complaint against him with the Lokayukta. He said, he had not received any notice from the court, with respect to any irregularities. “Therefore, there is no question of filing a defamation case against him,” Prasad said.<br /><br />Nandish had lodged a complaint with the Lokayukta, alleging that Prasad was illegally sanctioned a Karnataka Housing Board site in Bengaluru.<br /></p>
<p>Cooperation Minister H S Mahadev Prasad dismissed allegations that some communities were discriminated while reserving seats for elections to cooperative societies, here, on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking to media person, he said, women and backward classes were reserved two seats each, while SC/ST communities were reserved one seat. “There had been a lengthy discussion regarding the issue in the Assembly. However, I am not aware why MLC B J Puttaswamy raised the issue again,” he said. It can be recalled that Puttaswamy, on Saturday, had alleged discrimination in reservation of posts in the election.<br /><br />Prasad said, the earlier government had reserved a total of five seats for cooperative societies. However, the number of directors for any cooperative society was only nine. Since, there is a legislation that prevents reservation to more than 50 per cent of the posts, State government proposed to increase the number of directors to 11, he said. <br /><br />Noting that there were more than 35,000 cooperatives in the State, he said, elections were scheduled for 8,790 cooperative societies, of which 4,837 have been completed already.<br /><br />Responding to a question, he said, he was not acquainted with Begur Nandish, who had lodged a complaint against him with the Lokayukta. He said, he had not received any notice from the court, with respect to any irregularities. “Therefore, there is no question of filing a defamation case against him,” Prasad said.<br /><br />Nandish had lodged a complaint with the Lokayukta, alleging that Prasad was illegally sanctioned a Karnataka Housing Board site in Bengaluru.<br /></p>
